Hardy's Hashers in Spain, October 2007

Fuengirola Feria

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We arrived at the time of the annual Horse Festival (Feria) when the Andalusian people show off their horses and carriages during a week of festivities and glamour. 

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Parading the horses and carriages. 

The traditional Spanish dresses demand a very flat stomach and slender hips!
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The Horsemen and horsewomen show off their skills in the bullring.
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The horse has been trained so that the end of the pole stays in the same spot as the horse walks around. Not recommended if the horse has diarrhoea!
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Riding side saddle looks difficult. This horse had been trained to jump high from a standing start - it is caught in mid-air. A dance performed with grace by both horse and dancer.